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Welcome to Dave's Photo Galleries!

Click on one of the categories below to view the galleries within. Once inside a gallery, click on a thumbnail to enlarge the image. These galleries are being constantly updated, so check back often. If you have any comments about any of the galleries or a specific photo, please feel free to click on the 'Add Comment' button at the bottom of each gallery page to post your message. Enjoy!

Where in the world...?

Here you can view some selected photos in a different context. Click on a green map marker below to see a photo and a corresponding satellite image of its geographical location. You can use the controls on the upper-left of the map to zoom in or out and move around. You can also just grab the map with your cursor and drag to navigate around. Clicking on an image thumbnail will open that image in its associated gallery. You'll also see a filmstrip-bar on the right from which you can choose additional photos to map.

Some of the satellite images are far more resolute than others and those that are can be zoomed in extremely close - to the point where you can clearly see the subject of the photograph in high detail! The map images with less resolution can still give you a sense of context as to where a particular photo was captured. Enjoy!

NOTE: Give the green icons a minute to load - there's a lot of them!

The mind boggles at the sheer density of this city. Seemingly impassable walls of skyscrapers stand like modern versions of Beijing's ancient city walls, yet this metropolis sprawls to the horizon in every direction like a Los Angeles filled with a dozen Manhattans. Still, the very heart of the the city, both geographically and spiritually, is the Ming Dynasty Imperial Palace, which, like many other ancient sites peppered around Beijing, seems to exist in a timeless world of its own. Stare at some of these city vistas long enough and they turn into surreal abstractions.